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July 21, 2008 Monday Rajab 17, 1429   Shahbaz praises Gilani’s statement on deposed judges PESHAWAR, July 20: Pakis-tan Muslim League-N president Mian Shahbaz Sharif has welcomed the Prime Minister’s statement about reinstatement of the deposed judges.... Delegation leaves for crucial WTO meeting ISLAMABAD, July 20: A ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) starting on Monday is widely believed to be the last hope for securing an international trade deal if a... Probe into interruption in PM’s speech under way ISLAMABAD, July 20: An inquiry is under way into the so-called ‘technical fault’ which caused an interruption during Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s first address to the nation on Saturday.... Govt takes notice of petrol smuggling ISLAMABAD, July 20: The government on Sunday took serious notice of continued smuggling of petrol and diesel to Afghanistan and Iran and misuse of short message service (SMS) to manipulate stock markets.... Jobless youth commits suicide MIRPURKHAS, July 20: A 20-year-old jobless youth committed suicide outside his home in Kot Ghulam Mohammad on Sunday after having failed to procure flour for his family.... Hunza village produces its own electricity HUNZA, July 20: Minister for Finance and Privatisation Syed Naveed Qamar has said that community participation is vital for sustainable development.... Price spiral makes dairy products dearer ISLAMABAD, July 20: Dairy products have joined the core commodities which have been receding away from the reach of the common man because of the rising inflation, primarily fuelled by higher energy costs.... Girl’s ‘horror time’ in police detention FAISALABAD, July 20: Police officials are employing tactics to save the skins of their five colleagues against whom an additional district and sessions judge ordered a case for raping an under-trial woman accused on July 16, it is learnt.... Rape case registered after 20 days SAHIWAL, July 20: Police have registered a rape case after 20 days of the alleged incident on the directions of court.... Flood inundates 15 villages SIALKOT, July 20: Spate in Nullah Deg inundated 15 villages of Pasrur tehsil on Sunday, damaging standing crops and forcing locals to shift to safer places.... No more illegal detention: IGP SHEIKHUPURA, July 20: Punjab IGP Shaukat Javed says that illegal detention will not be tolerated and only guilty people will be arrested.... Kidnappers’gang busted GUJRANWALA, July 20: The CIA police on Sunday claimed to have busted a gang of four kidnappers and recovered illicit arms and a stolen vehicle from their possession.... FM’s costly visit mocks govt’s claim LAHORE, July 20: Following in the footsteps of the previous governments, a minister of the ‘people-friendly’ coalition preferred to travel by a chartered flight for his visit abroad, no matter how... Crackdown on qabza groups LAHORE, July 20: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that crackdown is being launched on qabza groups for retrieving private and government land from illegal occupants.... A show of solidarity with sacked judges LAHORE, July 20: Members of civil society and political parties, students and lawyers held a rally here on Sunday to show solidarity with the superior court judges who refused to take oath under the Provisional Constitution Order on Nov 3, 2007.... Street fight leaves one dead ISLAMABAD, July 20: A man was stabbed to death and two others were injured when a group of eight youth attacked them after an overnight scuffle, police said here on Sunday.... Inefficiency blamed for nagging water shortage HYDERABAD, July 20: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture on Sunday blamed inefficiency of Irrigation Department officials for persistent water shortage in the province even after enormous increase in water level in the River Indus.... Girl commits suicide SUKKUR, July 20: An 18-year-old girl of village Chato Makol near Rohri, committed suicide by consuming pesticide. Zameeran fell unconscious after taking the pesticide and was taken to taluka hospital Rohri.... No help for family of Karsaz blast victim JACOBABAD, July 20: The family of a Pakistan People’s Party activist, who was seriously injured in the Oct 18, 2007 blasts during Benazir Bhutto’s homecoming rally and died eight months later,... Man coerced children to confess to killing father NAWABSHAH, July 20: Police arrested a man on Sunday on suspicion that he might be involved in the murder of a 60-year-old villager, who was found axed to death in his... Bandit ‘dies’ in clash over land SUKKUR, July 20: Dost Mohammad alias Doso Misrani, a bandit with Rs2 million head money, was injured in a clash between two groups of criminals over a plot of land in Shah Belo forest near here late on Saturday night.... Writers support ad hoc lecturers’ demand LARKANA, July 20: Sindhi writers and intellectuals on Sunday lent support to ad hoc lecturers’ hunger strike outside the press club, which entered 15th day on Sunday.... Protest against loadshedding MIRPURKHAS, July 20: Hundreds of people staged a demonstrated and blocked main roads of the city to protest against unannounced loadshedding.... Picnicker kidnapped THATTA, July 20: A gang of highwaymen kidnapped a resident of Karachi and looted cash, mobile phones and valuable belongings from travellers on the National Highway near Keenjhar Lake late on Sunday night.... Widow’s house demolished SUKKUR, July 20: Armed people demolished the house of Wadhul Jhandeer, a widow, and took away household items in Pano Akil late on Saturday night.... Protest NAWABSHAH, July 20: Jobless youths who had passed government-held tests for teachers’ jobs held a demonstration and observed a token hunger strike outside the press club here on Sunday, demanding appointment letters.... PTCL union threatens to jam telephone system NAWABSHAH, July 20: The Pakistan Telecommunication Employees Union (CBA) on Sunday threatened to jam telecommunications system across the country if the employees’ demands were not accepted in three days.... One killed, nine hurt in crane accident MIANWALI, July 20: A worker was killed and nine others, including a Chinese engineer, were injured when a huge crane overturned and fell on them at Jinnah Hydel Project site near Kalabagh, some 40 kilometres from here on Sunday.... Govt hospitals without anti-rabies vaccine OKARA, July 20: No state-run hospitals in the Okara district have possessed with the anti-rabies vaccine for more than a year forcing the victims to purchase the costly vaccine from the market.... Protest OKARA, July 20: Hundreds of traders on Sunday took out a rally to protest unscheduled and prolonged loadshedding here.... Four die in road accident SHEIKHUPURA, July 20: Four passengers were killed and 10 injured when a van collided with a truck near Jhamke on Sargodha Road on Sunday.... Shahbaz Sharif reviews launch of food scheme LAHORE, July 20: Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said that the Rs22 billion Food Stamp Scheme is being launched from Aug 14 for the people living below the poverty line in the province and 1.8... POL price hike slammed LAHORE, July 20: Jamaat-i-Islami workers staged a demonstration outside Mansoora on Multan Road on Sunday evening to condemn the unprecedented increase of Rs10 per litre in petrol and diesel prices....

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